Lower payout is more sustainable

DREAM OFFICE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $18 is a buy. The REIT (Toronto symbol D.UN; Cyclical-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio; Manufacturing sector; Units outstanding: 19.4 million; Market cap: $349.2 million; Dividend yield: 5.6%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Average; www.dream.ca) owns 28 office properties, including two under development. The downtown Toronto market… Read More

Hold this top REIT ETF

ISHARES S&P/TSX REIT INDEX ETF, $15.09, is a hold. The ETF (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) lets investors tap all 16 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index. Investors pay an MER of 0.61%, and the fund gives you a 5.1% yield.
The… Read More

These REITs offer growth and high income

While higher interest rates have increased the appeal of bonds and hurt REITs in the past year, Choice Properties and RioCan remain excellent ways for investors to earn income. We see both as buys.
CHOICE PROPERTIES REIT, $12.95, is a buy. Canada’s biggest REIT (Toronto symbol CHP.UN; Units o/s:… Read More

Get 5.5% from Dream Office REIT

Get 5.5% from Dream Office REIT

The evolution of the hybrid work model continues to present significant uncertainty for the future of office properties like those owned by Dream Office REIT. However, the trend appears to be here for the long term.

We feel the firm’s quality properties should continue to attract… Read More

Dividend Advisor Hotline – Friday, May 17, 2024

3M COMPANY, $105.26, New York symbol MMM, is still a buy for long-term gains.

The company makes over 55,000 consumer and industrial goods. Its main brands include Post-it notes, Scotch tape, Scotch-Brite cleaning products, Scotchguard protection and Thinsulate insulation.

On April 1, 2024, 3M completed its plan to… Read More

These safety-conscious stocks remain buys

ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, $16.91, is a buy. The REIT (Toronto symbol AP.UN; Units outstanding: 128.0 million; Market cap: $2.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 10.6%; www.alliedreit.com) owns 201 office buildings and nine properties under development, mainly in major Canadian cities. Its occupancy rate is… Read More